# Thiago Mendes
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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{For|the Portuguese player and manager|Tiago Mendes}}
{{Portuguese name|Mendes|Ribeiro}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thiago Mendes
| image = 20191002 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig - Olympique Lyonnais by Stepro StP 0223 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Mendes with [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais) in 2019
| full_name = Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [São Luís](/source/S%C3%A3o_Lu%C3%ADs%2C_Maranh%C3%A3o), Brazil
| height = 1.77 m[{{cite web |url=https://www.ol.fr/en/football/roster/players/thiago-mendes |title=Thiago Mendes |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |access-date=9 March 2023 }}]
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Vasco da Gama](/source/CR_Vasco_da_Gama)
| clubnumber = 23
| youthclubs1 = [Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s_Esporte_Clube)
| youthyears1 =
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = [Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s_Esporte_Clube)
| caps1 = 137
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2015–2017
| clubs2 = [São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC)
| caps2 = 112
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = [Lille](/source/Lille_OSC)
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2019–2023
| clubs4 = [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais)
| caps4 = 114
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2023–2025
| clubs5 = [Al-Rayyan](/source/Al-Rayyan_SC)
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = [Vasco da Gama](/source/CR_Vasco_da_Gama)
| caps6 = 23
| goals6 = 3
| club-update = 8 April 2026
}}
'''Thiago Henrique Mendes Ribeiro''' (born 15 March 1992) is a Brazilian professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [Campeonato Brasileiro Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A) club [Vasco da Gama](/source/CR_Vasco_da_Gama)
==Career==
===Lille===
On 8 July 2017, [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) side [Lille](/source/Lille_OSC) announced the signing of Mendes on a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reported as "worth up to €9 million" after being signed by manager [Marcelo Bielsa](/source/Marcelo_Bielsa).[{{cite news|title=Lille finalise deals for Mendes and Malcuit|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/lille-finalise-deals-mendes-and-malcuit|accessdate=29 July 2017|work=FourFourTwo|date=8 July 2017}}]
===Lyon===
On 3 July 2019, Mendes signed for Ligue 1 club [Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais).[{{cite news|title=Thiago Mendes transféré de Lille à Lyon (officiel)|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Thiago-mendes-transfere-de-lille-a-lyon-officiel/1036304|accessdate=3 July 2019|work=[L'Équipe](/source/L'%C3%89quipe)|date=3 July 2019}}]
===Vasco da Gama===
On 3 July 2025, Mendes signed for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club [Vasco da Gama](/source/CR_Vasco_da_Gama).
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 7 July 2023}}{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other{{ref|a|1}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[Goiás](/source/Goi%C3%A1s_Esporte_Clube)
|[2012](/source/2012_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B)
|[Série B](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B)
|35||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||2||52||3
|-
|[2013](/source/2013_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A)
|rowspan="2"|[Série A](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A)
|27||1||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan=2|—||14||1||48||2
|-
|[2014](/source/2014_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_A)
|34||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4||1||16||1||56||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!96!!5!!15!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!1!!41!!4!!156!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[São Paulo](/source/S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC)
|[2015](/source/2015_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC_season)
|rowspan="3"|Série A
|35||1||5||1||colspan="2"|—||3||0||11||0||54||2
|-
|[2016](/source/2016_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC_season)
|32||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||14||1||14||1||62||4
|-
|[2017](/source/2017_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_FC_season)
|5||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||1||1||15||4||26||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!3!!12!!1!!colspan=2|—!!18!!2!!40!!5!!142!!11
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Lille](/source/Lille_OSC)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Lille_OSC_season)
|rowspan="2"|[Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1)
|31||3||2||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||4
|-
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Lille_OSC_season)
|35||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!66!!3!!4!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!72!!4
|-
| rowspan="5" |[Lyon](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais)
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Olympique_Lyonnais_season)
|rowspan="4"|Ligue 1
|22||0||3||0||4||0||8||0||colspan="2"|—||37||0
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Olympique_Lyonnais_season)
|32||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||0
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Olympique_Lyonnais_season)
|29||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0||colspan="2"|—||37||1
|-
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Olympique_Lyonnais_season)
|31
|1
|3
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|34
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!114!!2!!9!!0!!4!!0!!16!!0!! colspan="2" |—!!143!!2
|-
|rowspan="2"|[Al-Rayyan](/source/Al-Rayyan_SC)
|[2023-24](/source/2023-24_Qatar_Stars_League)
|[QSL](/source/Qatar_Stars_League)
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!0!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!349!!13!!39!!2!!6!!0!!38!!3!!81!!9!!512!!27
|}
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
*1.{{note|a}}Includes [Campeonato Goiano](/source/Campeonato_Goiano) and [Campeonato Paulista](/source/Campeonato_Paulista).
==Honours==
'''Goiás'''
* [Campeonato Goiano](/source/Campeonato_Goiano): 2012, 2013
* [Campeonato Brasileiro Série B](/source/Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B): [2012](/source/2012_Campeonato_Brasileiro_S%C3%A9rie_B)
'''São Paulo'''
*[Florida Cup](/source/Florida_Cup_(soccer)): 2017
'''Lyon'''
*[Emirates Cup](/source/Emirates_Cup): 2019
* [Coupe de la Ligue](/source/Coupe_de_la_Ligue) runner-up: [2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Coupe_de_la_Ligue)[{{Cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53617357 |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)}}]
==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.ol.fr/en/football/roster/players/thiago-mendes Profile] at the Olympique Lyonnais website
* {{Soccerway|thiago-henrique-mendes-ribeiro/167149}}
* {{LFP Ligue 1|thiago-henrique-santos-mendes}}
{{CR Vasco da Gama squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Thiago}}
Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players
Category:São Paulo FC players
Category:Lille OSC players
Category:Olympique Lyonnais players
Category:Al-Rayyan SC players
Category:CR Vasco da Gama players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Ligue 1 players
Category:Qatar Stars League players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Category:Footballers from São Luís, Maranhão
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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